1, the
new Beatles album
 For
the first time, 27 number one singles of the Beatles will be
featured in one album aptly titled 1. Virgin Records, India,
released the much-anticipated album this month. Some of the
hits featured include Love me do, I want to hold your hand,
Can’t buy me love, Ticket to ride, Yesterday, Yellow submarine,
All you need is love, Hello goodbye and The long and winding
road.
Talking about this landmark album, Ken Berry, CEO, EMI Recorded
Music, said, “The Beatles are the most influential band
in popular music and no other band has had their degree of chart
success. Their music has had an unprecedented impact on the
lives and cultures of so many around the world. Their songs
are as vibrant and contemporary today as when they were recorded.
This is a must-have album for every music lover’s collection
which will be supported by an innovative marketing campaign.
We are proud that the Beatles spent their entire career with
EMI and this album is a tribute to their genius.”
According to Chris Windle, senior VP, marketing, EMI Recorded
Music, the album is priced as a regular album, and added that
this long-playing CD, with over 79 minutes running time, represents
fantastic value to the public.
In selecting the tracks for 1, EMI Records, together with Capitol
Records in the USA, chose the songs that were either No. 1 in
the Record Retailer chart in the UK (the only independently-audited
UK chart throughout the Sixties) or in the Billboard chart in
the USA.
The Beatles achieved 17 No. 1 hits on the Record Retailer singles
chart between May 1963 and July 1969. In the USA, the Beatles
had a total of 20 No. 1 singles between February 1964 and June
1970.
Virgin Records (India) ensures the availability of The Beatles’
amazing and evergreen music in India after a gap of two years.
From September this year, albums like A Hard Day’s Night,
Beatles For Sale, Help, Let It Be, and others were released
in India. By the end of the year, the company hopes to launch
the entire catalogue of the Beatles, including the never-before-released-on-music
cassette-in-India Anthology albums (Vol. 1 - 3).
To coincide with the release of 1, the Beatles also launched
their first and only official website www.thebeatles.com, on
November 13. The website has been in the making for a year now,
with the existing Beatles Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo
Starr and Yoko Ono Lennon, widow of the late John Lennon, putting
in their creative inputs into the project.
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